Public defence of doctoral thesis | Bicycling in the right direction? | Solveig Nordengen, Norwegian School of Sport Sciences, December 9, 2021

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On Thursday, December 9, 2021, at 10:15, Solveig Nordengen will present and defend her dissertation Bicycling in the right direction?ย at the Norwegian School of Sport Sciences (NIH), in Auditorium Innsikt.

Based on two systematic reviews, Nordengen and colleagues found that cycling was associated with a 22% lower risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) compared with passive transport.ย In Norway, they found several factors associated with commuter cycling. Travel distance below 5 km, having good health, being physically active, and owning an e-bike increased the likelihood of cycling.ย Finally, they observed an 11% increase in counted cycle trips from 2018 to 2020, with large geographical differences.

Cycling is recommended as a way to prevent cardiovascular disease and in general, individuals should aim to increase the amount of cycling.

Cyclists have a lower risk of CVD. Cycling is recommended as a way to prevent CVD and in general, individuals should aim to increase the amount of cycling. Both personal and environmental factors are associated with the increased likelihood of cycling. Characteristics of cyclists seemed to be similar regardless of whether they lived in areas with smaller or larger numbers of cyclists.ย Nationally, the reasearchers observed a significant increase in counted trips, while the regional and local indices indicated geographical differences.

Main findings:

      • Cycling is associated with 22% lower risk of CVD.
      • Travel distance below 5 km increased the probability of cycling.
      • In Norway, an 11% increase in counted cycle trips from 2018 to 2020 was observed.


Review Committee

The review committee consists ofย Professor Grethe Myklebust, Department of Sport Medicine, NIH โ€“ chair;ย Professor Paul Kelly, Physical Activity for Health Research Center, University of Edinburgh; andย Professor Sindre Dyrstad, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Stavanger.

Supervisors

Solveig Nordengenโ€™s main supervisor has beenย Professor Lars Bo Andersen, Department of Sport, Food and Natural Sciences, Western Norway University of Applied Sciences (HVL);ย Associate Professor Ane Solbraa, Department of Sport, Food and Natural Sciences (HVL) andย Associate Professor Amund Riiser, Department of Sport, Food and Natural Sciences (HVL)ย have been assistant supervisors.

Program

10:15-11:00 Trial lecture (topic to be announced)
13:00-16:00 Public defence of dissertation

General Information

The event is open to everyone in situ, and streamedย on YouTube as well.


 

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